Chad's trip: photo montage...

For those of you who prefer to scan the pictures rather than read the articles... this montage is for you.

(Note: the first two days are missing because Chad's camera was stolen, boo...)

After arriving, checking out Accra, seeing a dead man washed up on the beach and taking a 20 hour bus ride with 4 break downs, we finally arrive in Jirapa, exhausted and dirty, but happy to be home.

So, during our five day stay in my town, we:

did laundry


and walked to my favorite spot



and Chad found some bats sleeping in the trees at the hospital







we visited my teen mother group






and then, of course, there are the pigs that sleep beneath my window during the day




After leaving Jirapa, we went to Wachaiu to the Hippo Sanctuary




and took a river safari. On the way, our guide stopped to greet the family of our boat captain and they offered Chad some tea. (Only Chad was offered the tea, since he was the only male traveling in our group)





These cuties wooed Chad with their homemade instrument






The river was beautiful



Chad got to ride in the front



then the rain set in, so we took cover beneath the trees on the bank, which happened to be in Burkina Faso






but then the rain stopped and in the distance, we saw eight hippos playing in the water (they told us it was eight, honestly, i didn't have my glasses and i could only see grey and pink blotches moving around, but it was still pretty surreal)







on the way back, Chad and the guides stopped and picked a few oysters for us to try




The rain left a sunset with nothing to be desired







That night, Chad and I sat around the coal pot talking, something I deeply enjoyed, then we sat on the roof of the lodge and watched a massive storm roll in...

The next day we made our way to Cape Coast, this is how you eat an orange on the move...



after walking in an uphill circle, carrying heavy bags we finally find a hotel room, only feet from where we began...

with an exceptional view





At dusk, he showed me the magnitude of standing on the beach during sunset. At the moment where day becomes night and water meets land. Its a powerful place to be. The body can seem so small amidst this transition. Small yet amazing.












to be continued...